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mickey mouse

mickey mouse (2) {n.} ( {derogatory})

A stupid person; a policeman; a white man (as used by blacks).

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[mickey mouse] (1) {adj.}, {slang} Inferior; second rate; chicken; easy; gimmicky. * /Watch out for Perkins; he's full of mickey mouse ideas./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[play cat and mouse with] {v. phr.} To tease or fool (someone) by pretending to let him go free and then catching him again. * /Joe's uncle had fun playing […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in addition] {adv. phr.} As something extra; besides. * /We saw a Mickey Mouse cartoon in addition to the cowboy movie./ * /Aunt Mary gave us sandwiches for our picnic […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[take the mickey] {v.} To tease or mock. British slang (Wikipedia)

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